Dr. Roloff has served the Seward community for several years on a few-days-a-month schedule and will be relocating and working in Anchorage in a hospital setting.

While tobacco use has been declining for decades, 18.0% of Alaska residents still smoke and tobacco is the leading cause of death and disease in the state.

The National Weather Service in Anchorage has issued a Dense Fog Advisory in effect until 10 a.m. Wednesday, December 28th, for the Western Kenai Peninsula including the cites of Kenai, Soldotna, Homer, and Cooper Landing.

The year-end omnibus includes $15 million in Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) allocations for ocean and river research to be performed by Alaskans in addition to significant programmatic support through agency budgets.

The Alaska Board of Fisheries (Board) is accepting proposed changes to the subsistence, personal use, sport, guided sport, and commercial fishing regulations for the Lower and Upper Cook Inlet finfish, and Kodiak finfish management areas.

The Chugach National Forest Avalanche Information Center has issued an avalanche forecast for December 27th for the Chugach Mountains.

Alaska’s congressional delegation continues pushing the Biden administration on approval of the Willow Project on Alaska’s North Slope.

The National Weather Service in Anchorage has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for freezing rain in effect from 1 p.m. Monday afternoon, December 26th, through 6 a.m. Tuesday morning, December 27th, for the Western Kenai Peninsula including the cites of Kenai, Soldotna, Homer, and Cooper Landing.

Homer Electric Association is responding to close to 30 power outages effecting over 1,900 members in the Soldotna, Kenai, Sterling, Kasilof and Nikiski areas, due to strong winds.